Writing is hard work, but a lot of fun, too. It allows me to live out some of my fantasies.

I think that as I continue to write, my writing I hope will become more controversial and more provocative.

I dont know how the editors are going to take it or how it may be received. But to some extent Im hoping that with the next book, when people pick it up and read it, it will scare the pants off of them.

I no longer teach law. But when I did I advised my students that they should never accept a case if it meant that by doing so you couldn't sleep at night.

I chose to go to law school because I thought that someday, somehow I'd make a difference.

I'm real bent on dialogue. I'm just a little bit crazy and when you put that along with 20 years as a criminal lawyer, it's pretty easy to come up with some interesting plots.

The main thing is that you have a good editor - one that believes in you and who will give you the feedback that you need to produce a good book.